DOWNTOWN AKRON — Akron Municipal Court Judge Katarina Cook was sworn in for her new term by Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Alison McCarty at a ceremony in Cook’s home Dec. 31, with her family and friends in attendance, as shown above. The new term commenced Jan. 1.

Judge Julie Schafer was also sworn in that same evening by Cook, shown at right, and Schafer’s term started Jan. 2.